page_title: Robert Thurman
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Thurman
caption_attribution_description: English: Bob Thurman in 2014 by Christopher Michel. Ladakh, India.
context_page_description: Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He is the father of actress Uma Thurman. He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, before retiring in June of 2019. "Robert Thurman held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West." He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House US New York. He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kanjur into English.
  He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.
context_section_description: Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (born August 3, 1941) is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He is the father of actress Uma Thurman. He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, before retiring in June of 2019. "Robert Thurman held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West." He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House US New York. He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kanjur into English.
  He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.
caption: Thurman in 2014
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